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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Brobston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brobston and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Brobston:
    • 31.260228, -81.557882
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brobston
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brobston ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Clover Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Heights
    • Clover Heights is located in Glynn County
  • Dock Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
    • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
  • Gordon Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
    • Gordon Heights is located in Glynn County
  • Groveside Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
    • Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
  • High Hill Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Lake
    • High Hill Lake is located in Glynn County
  • Oak Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluff
    • Oak Bluff is located in Glynn County
  • Parade Rest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parade Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parade Rest
    • Parade Rest is located in Glynn County
  • Pine Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Glynn County
  • Pyles Marsh
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pyles Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Marsh
    • Pyles Marsh is located in Glynn County

How Far From Brobston to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brobston to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brobston and extending to:

  • Brunswick, which is the Seat of Glynn County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 238 miles [383 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Brobston to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 585 miles [941.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,111 miles [11,444 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brobston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Glynn County: www.glynncounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brobston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brobston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2602, Longitude: -81.5579       In this case, the coordinates for Brobston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Brobston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.54 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.353 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.845 degrees.









 

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